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The Education of Shelby Knox
What's it like to be a Christian teenage girl today? The Education of Shelby Knox profiles a young native of Lubbock, Texas, on the rocky road through high school. At 15, Shelby pledges celibacy until marriage, but because Lubbock has one of the highest teen pregnancy and STD rates in the state, she also spearheads a campaign for comprehensive sex education in the high schools, opposing the established "abstinence-only" curriculum. When the campaign broadens with a fight for a gay-straight alliance club in the high school, Shelby confronts her parents and her faith as she begins to understand how deeply personal beliefs can inform political action.
Rose Rosenblatt and Marion Lipshutz (2010) Behind the Lens: Filmmaker Interviews
The Education of Shelby Knox — Talking Back Additional Video
Rose Rosenblatt and Marion Lipschutz (2005) Filmmaker Interviews
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